Another overdose situation in Brockton; Responders use nasal Narcan

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Mar 1, 2014 at 12:27 PMMar 1, 2014 at 12:30 PM

Brockton police said they responded an overdose Friday evening along with the Brockton Fire Department.

Staff Reporter

Brockton police said they responded an overdose Friday evening along with the Brockton Fire Department. A 38-year-old woman was passed out outside of a residence on Lexington Street, Brockton police said. Brockton Fire Deputy Michael Williams said that the woman was given nasal Narcan - an overdose antidote - and regained consciousness. The woman was then taken to Brockton’s Good Samaritan Medical Center, said Williams. An update on her condition was not immediately known. On Wednesday, Brockton Fire Chief Richard Francis announced all Fire Department personnel had completed training on how to administer Narcan, a brand name of the drug naloxone. All fire vehicles in the city have been equipped with the drug since Tuesday. Six people have died of drug overdoses in Brockton in the past 12 days, according to officials, amid an epidemic of heroin overdoses and overdose deaths.